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NCLEX Nutrition

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1. What type of people need extra protein?






2. Insufficient intake of carbohydrate results in these two nutrients being used as energy






3. Name six sources of grains






4. What is the recording tool for all foods/beverages consumed in last 24 hours includes time - location - portion?






5. What are the 5 major functions of vitamins?






6. What type of albumin levels will show malnutrtion?






7. If fat intake is insufficient then expect these medical problems






8. What clinical administration is used and checked by albumin - prealbumin - and transferrin and overall nutrtion?






9. This tool assesses each body system for nutrent excess or deficiency






10. What are healthy sources of fats?






11. What type of fat is to kept to an all time low for consumption?






12. What milk products are avoided in the pyramid and not a good supply of calcium?






13. How much sodium may be consumed per day?






14. How much more calories are needed for pregnancy?






15. If a patient. was riboflavin B2 deficient what foods are good sources of B2?






16. What water soluble vitamins are easily excreted from body?






17. These cannot be synthesized by body and must be obtained by diet






18. How much more calories are needed for lactation?






19. How much milk is to be consumed per day?






20. What problem may occur if vitamin K deficient?






21. Fats can lead to some medical problems






22. What foods are needed for this deficiency of nutritional anemia - or neural tube defects?






23. How many calories/gram is protein?






24. What illness is a direct result of vitamin D deficiency?






25. If patient. is deficient with this vitamin - what foods will help scurvy or bleeding gums?






26. Protein stores show short term changes of which lab value






27. What foods are good if patient. is vitamin A defecient and/or suffer from night blindness or xeropthalmia?






28. Fats are needed for proper absorption of these vitamins






29. What is the function of vitamin E?






30. What is RDA of protein?






31. What is the function of vitamin C?






32. The higher the BMR a client has --






33. If patient. has beriberi - or wernicke korsakoff syndrome what type of foods would be needed?






34. What vitamin can helps with blood clotting?






35. What is normal BMI?






36. What does DASH stand for?






37. How long should a food record or journal is analyzed for nutrient content?






38. When does BMR decrease?






39. These nutrients required for proper growth - development - body repair - fluid and electrolyte balance - produce enzymes - hormones and antibodies






40. Where can you get more vitamin D?






41. What type of patients are to utilize nutritional screening initiatives NSI?






42. Where can you find good sources of vitamin K?






43. How much fruit is to be eaten/day?






44. What foods are good sources of carbohydrates?






45. Food freqency questionnaire is used over this time period to track nutrients not consumed daily






46. Good overall indicator of nutritional status becaUse of long half life and maintain until malnutrtion occurs






47. What is normal albumin levels?






48. How much grains are to be eaten per day?






49. What orange vegetables are good to eat?






50. Waist circumference correlates apple versus pear body type and reflects risk pattern for disease